Sunday, September 02, 2012

The Google Maps of the Week

MyHistro is a great tool for creating interactive Google Map time-lines. Using myHistro it is possible to create a mapped time-line of any
subject. A time-line can be of pictures and places you visited on your
last vacation, the life of Marilyn Monroe, an account of battles in the
American Civil War or anything else that you want to map.

Completed time-lines can be navigated by clicking on the time-line
(positioned above the map) or by clicking on individual map markers.
Each time-line map can also be viewed as a chronological animation by
using the playback controls.

Uncharted.fm is a great way to learn about and explore the countries of the world with Google Maps. It is a superb introductory learning application for teaching where the countries of the world are on a map.

The Uncharted.fm country quiz is very well done. The quiz takes you
through progressive stages exploring different continents and parts of
the world. In each stage of the quiz users are shown a number of
countries on Google Maps and told the name of each country. The user is
then tested on the countries they have been shown.

Uncharted.fm isn't just a quiz. It also contains great content about
each country. After completing each task the learner gains access to
content about the countries featured, including images, Wikipedia
information and basic facts about the country.